"During a private fundraiser earlier this year, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told a small group of wealthy contributors what he truly thinks of all the voters who support President Barack Obama. He dismissed these Americans as freeloaders who pay no taxes, who don't assume responsibility for their lives, and who think government should take care of them."

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

Dave556

@Dave556 Want to piss off an idiot? Show him a large sum of statistics until they get so frustrated with their feeble mind he blurts out bullshit like "47% of people living in America dont work or pay income taxes."

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

Adirondack13

What Romney said is 100% correct. Almost half of the country pays no federal income tax. The top 50% pays about 97% of all income tax. In other words, half the country paid more in FI taxes on January 1, 2012 than almost half the country will in the entire year. That's "fairness" you can believe in.

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

MarkusMarone

@Adirondack13 He gave you a link to prove what he said is true...where is yours? Income tax...not social security, not state taxes...Federal Income Tax. Oh, use actual numbers from an official source, not fantasy figures from a rag.

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

safetychuck2

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

ineos

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@dorbie You dont think our healthcare system is fucked? You dont think we should take care of those who are in dire straights? You dont think we should help someone out who cant even use their fucking legs? What kind of world and what kind of human being are you? You belong back in spartan times where they kicked retarded babies off of cliffs, not in a progressive society that strives to be better human beings. Id rather have my taxes go to help someone afford a wheelchair, or help someone put fMore..ood on their table because their local government and city cant provide enough jobs. You dont find it fucked up that citys like pittsburgh and detroit are dead because of where we've decided to put our money and our investments. Banks fucked us over and credit destroyed our economy. Wake up.Less..

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

Martyr_Machine

@Martyr_Machine You own a corvette, im a chevy guy so we have common ground, I dont like my money going to a foreign country. No one person is alike, and no one is perfect, but a light is being shined on the problems of this country. In reality idgaf who fixes them, im just pointing at who I think can do it and no accomplish other agendas aswell. (Religious agendas) The government needs to put money in education and science, among other things healthcare would be nice...we do give out all this mMore..oney wouldnt you like to be able to walk into a hospital and get stitched up and not be charged by some entity youve never seen with your own eyes. Our money goes into the military thats for sure. I think if we pulled the fuck out of the middle east and put the money in the right places we'd accomplish alot. We're starving a generation of education,their education is an investment into new jobs and a whole new workforce. Me being in that age group and seeing the one before me I understand exactly how much it costs to get a foothold on a decent job...you owe more then you earn in most cases.Less..

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

brako

Mitt Romney is 100% correct. Half this country sits around and complains that the "rich" aren't paying their fair share when they don't pay a dime into the system.

Everyone should pay the same % across the board. If you make 15k a year, you should pay the same % as someone who makes 75k a year. If you don't think it's fair that you make 15k a year and have to pay taxes, too fucking bad.

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

Bob_Lablaw

As the faux outrage over Mitt Romney's "47%" comments continue to barrel through the airwaves of the old media, a CNBC poll shows 75 percent of voters believe Mitt Romney was right when he said Obama supporters will vote for him no matter what due to dependence on the government.

DFTERC

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

cdlcrash

@cdlcrash If you are listening to the kool aid drinkers numbers I can comfortably say yours are not either. They have to do a lot of ducking and weaving to get to there numbers, his comes from the IRS.

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

Yukon6400

@downhill2400 hes a business man. he MADE his money. See thats what you do in a FREE MARKET, you MAKE money. work for it. or if someone inherits it, its from their relative who worked for it. HOW HARD IS THAT TO UNDERSTAND.
im SO HAPPY i dont have a jealousy problem like liberals. That must suck. see a nice car and hate the person driving it because you are jealous. i dont have time for that shit. wallow in my own pity that i cant work and achieve the same goals. GTFO 2012.

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

Martyr_Machine

Classic bait and switch. Everything Bush blew up and exploded the debt with unpaid wars and new govt programs, tsa, homeland security and now the far right wing wants to blame it on the people whom got hurt the most.

Put that in the crack pipe and smoke it you shameless republicans.

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

dcmfox

@dcmfox This has been an issue for some time now, and it's not a bait and switch...see if you remember this.

In 1996, the United States enacted The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, or PRWORA, also known as the Welfare Reform Act. Its major provisions included the devolution of program authority to the states, persistent work requirements, modifications in financing, incentives to abridge nonmarital births and five-year time limits on welfare assistance. The TempoMore..rary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, block grant took the place of the federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program, or AFDC.

That act was signed by President Clinton, a Democrat (if you've forgotten), and was recently revamped to include 71 other programs.

Very old argument, and yes, it goes further back than 10 years. Oh, and even though we are friends, I had to give you a TD for that comment. Peace.Less..

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

Martyr_Machine

@dcmfox I appreciate the change of topic, but in reality, some recipients expect to receive welfare...not all of them, but some choose to live off the system, and having kids is a sure fire way to get your benefits increased.

Then you have others who are truly victims, people who need the help when they apply for assistance, then discover that a number of things will cause them to lose those benefits, including earning income over a certain threshold. They are basically punished for trying to More..better their situation.

Sort of makes you wonder what it is there for to begin with if the government gives you zero incentive to improve your situation. That's not welfare in my book...welfare should help people improve their lives, not trap them in a system designed to keep you poor.Less..

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Posted Sep-18-2012 By

Yukon6400

@Yukon6400 Your right, absolutely nothing wrong with what he said. Thats why his people called a late night damage control press conference to try to smooth it over. I often smooth things over when I say nothing wrong, don't you?

cdlcrash

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

Yukon6400

It is amazing that someone hiding his tax returns robbing the country of millions of income says the people that need help are robbing the system. That half the American citizens are lazy bastards and dont want to work but have the government work for them.

The is the most exaggerated amount of bullshit ive i have ever heard. And then we have our sheeplords that just say TRUTH! TRUTH! Rush said it was the truth bill said it was the truth fox said it was the truth. So it must be the the truth rMore..ight? This guy just fumbled the ball at the 45 yard line obama now has possession of the ball GG Romney.

The republican ideology used to be amazing the base used to be strong and when did the entire party get high jacked by dirty christian southerners that live in a huge bubble.

Seriously if your an American that is a republican please tell me WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED?Less..

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

cdlcrash

ROMNEY 2012
If you are capable of working but you choose not to work, you are an Obama supporter. If speaking the truth means writing off half the country, so be it. Fucking worthless maggots make it difficult for those of us who did bother to finish school, work hard, make sacrifices and DID NOT knock up some fucking 14 year old ghetto whore only to begin yet another cycle of worthlessness.

I do not mean to refer to those Americans who hit a bad patch or who truly need assistance. As an AmericMore..an, I am proud to be of help. My comment is for the rest of you pieces of human debris that feel you are entitled to something you never worked for. Fuck You if it were up to me, I would literally throw you and your tax burden families (or baby momma's) right into the gutter.Less..

Posted Sep-19-2012 By

squackage

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i cant believe how many ignorant, soul-less, heartless people that r commenting on here (dave556, martyr_machine to name a few). If it wasn't for government programs i wouldn't have been able to go to college, afforded food for my family, been able to save my youngest daughters life from her health problems, received glasses for my children, probably be dead from not having access to anti-biotics, yada yada...you act like the government doesn't help anyone and is just in the way, well, take awayMore.. the government and THEN see what happens to this country, better yet, put yourself in someone elses shoes and become dependent on government subsidies like medicaid and food stamps through no fault of your own, oh that's right, you type of idiots can't feel what other people feel, you have no heart or soul and you have no empathy for other people, you make me sick. oh, and as far as income taxes are concerned, if it wasn't for tax credits to help us poor people who need them, you wouldn't have a working class or lower class, you'd have a homeless class and a rich class and that's it, no in between...but hey, like all you republicans, lets go backward instead of going forward, lets be the biggest hypocrites we can be, lets destroy the country and then blame everyone else, cuz that's the ONLY thing you're good at, but it's like talking to a brick wall, because your heads are as thick as bricks. just like denying climate change, your brains are so simple that you think you know more about the climate than doctorates in the field, you know more than they do don't you...no your brains are just so primitive that to accept it puts your brain under stress, and like a neanderthal your reaction to a stressful situation is to shut down, close your eyes, stick your head in the sand and deny the TRUTHLess..

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

castanza128

Every word he said is TRUE
obama is catering to losers who think the Gov should give them everything on a silver platter
Romeny has a hard road to beat someone who is promising the moon
Reality is harsh
Romney is THE MAN!

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

Adirondack13

Posted Sep-18-2012 By

XyBerFuNK

The phony outrage clan is still uploading this overblown, leftist jack off video. Our country is falling apart, our embassies are on fire worldwide, our ambassadors are being killed and dragged through the streets, our currency is going to shit, gas is skyrocketing, unemployment is 11% when truly stated, our debt is creating hideous inflation, and you fucking dumb asses are slobbering over a video from May.